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A Digital Twin for Seamless Aerospace Manufacturing
Learn how a leader in aviation part production optimized new manufacturing processes for design and simulation implementation.
The customer is one of the world’s largest producers of aviation power systems, known for designing, manufacturing and distributing them with exquisite craftsmanship. They commonly work with major businesses within the aerospace, marine propulsion and energy sectors.
As a provider of cutting-edge aerospace solutions, the customer realized the potential for improved design, optimized cycle time and reduced bottlenecks. After many experiments on their own, multiple pain points were identified, however, the customer did not know how to choose the best digital technologies to fit their needs. As a leading expert in delivering Digital Thread services and solutions, IndX partnered with the customer to select the most ideal software and lend continuous support throughout the process.
While discussing various challenges and operational gaps across teams, our specialists helped the customer design and organize a new facility. With simulation models of the new production facility, stakeholders were able to achieve multiple goals. These goals included validating planned capacity and production rates, identifying bottlenecks, optimizing cycle time and defining resources for optimized utilization such as technician headcount, shift configurations, workstations available, material buffer and batch sizes and inventory.
Given the challenges of ramping up production and meeting customer demands while planning to build a new facility, our teams provided consulting services and support throughout this end-to-end process. After much review and consideration, IndX implemented the right technologies for functionality, flexibility and scalability. With help from our experts’ data collection and analysis, simulation model design, plant simulation basic training, data validation and refinement, and simulation model development, the aviation innovator was able to meet their production goals.
Given the solutions and support delivered by our team, this large producer of automobiles and aircraft engines has implemented the systems needed to move forward with a Digital Twin model. The company was able to optimize and validate production while automating communication between the shop floor and team members for more streamlined collaboration. Most importantly. They can make future decisions with full confidence that they are minimizing costs and optimizing performance. By partnering with IndX, industrial organizations of all shapes and sizes can access the information and tools they need to drive real improvements.
